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Lands Ministry, GAF, Newscenta, galamsey fight, taskforce,

Lands Ministry, GAF re-affirm commitment to galamsey fight

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor has paid special tributes to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for its unalloyed support for the...

Galamsey, Newscenta, 20 years jail, 1.2 billion cedis,

Mining2 months ago

Galamsey: 24-year-old to pay GH₵120k plus 15 years in jail

A Circuit Court at Dormaa-Ahenkro, Dormaa Central Municipality of Bono Region has sentenced Alexander Addo, aged 24, unemployed to a fine of GH₵120,000 plus 15 years...

Women in mining, Newscenta, sexual harassment, discrimination, victimised,

Mining3 months ago

50% of women in mining who are sexually harassed victimised

For reporting their male superiors who harass them

tracking, excavators, Newscenta, monitoring, mining equipment, explosive vehicles,

Mining3 months ago

Tracking, monitoring of excavators, mining equipment goes online

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has commissioned a network centre at the Minerals Commission to monitor and track earth moving and mining...

Akonta mining, evidence, Newscenta, intervention, President Akufo-Addo, Lands Ministry,

Mining5 months ago

OccupyGhana: Akonta Mining case key test to end ‘galamsey’

OccupyGhana, a pressure group, has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene as it seeks for the prosecution of persons behind the operations of...

Galamsey, confiscate, land, Newscenta, law, illegal mining,

Mining5 months ago

OccupyGhana wants all galamsey lands confiscated to the state

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has called for an amendment of the law to criminalise the making of land available for galamsey operations, and the confiscation of such...

Religious leaders, ban, Newscenta, small scale-mining, Christians, Muslims,

Mining5 months ago

Religious leaders call for ban on all small scale-mining activities

Religious leaders in the country have asked government to ban all small-scale mining popularly known as ‘galamsey’ until a comprehensive workable road map is established to...